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Forest Police Frequencies

We do not have frequencies listed specifically for Forest in Hardin County, Ohio yet. Countywide channels for Hardin County that may also cover this area are shown below when we have them. The closest trunked radio site we have is Carey (Ohio MARCS-IP: Multi-Agency Radio Communications), about 11 miles away.

About Forest Police Frequencies

  • 1 conventional channel uses a digital mode (P25), which needs a scanner that decodes that mode.
  • Trunked radio systems that carry law-enforcement traffic here: Ohio MARCS-IP: Multi-Agency Radio Communications: 3 talkgroups. A trunking scanner is required, and it must support the system type shown.
  • To follow a trunked system, program a control channel first. For Forest, start with the Carey site of Ohio MARCS-IP: Multi-Agency Radio Communications, about 11 miles away. Its control channels: 774.18125, 774.70625 MHz.

Hardin County channels that also cover Forest

Talk-around & Car-to-Car

AgencyDescriptionFrequency (MHz)ToneModeFCC
Hardin County SheriffCounty sheriff talkaround774.5563NAC 336P25—

Ohio MARCS-IP: Multi-Agency Radio Communications

AgencyDescriptionTalkgroupHexMode
Hardin County SheriffHardin County Sheriff – Dispatch2250057e4D
Hardin County SheriffHardin County Sheriff – Dispatch54790d606D
Hardin County State CorrectionsAdult Parole Authority – Lima Unit52858ce7aD

Nearest trunked radio sites

Distances are measured from the center of Forest.

Carey · Ohio MARCS-IP: Multi-Agency Radio Communications
RFSS 2 · Site 32 (hex 20) · NAC 34F · about 11 mi away
Control 774.18125, 774.70625
Voice 770.68125, 772.78125, 773.63125, 852.1875
Ada (Kenton) · Ohio MARCS-IP: Multi-Agency Radio Communications
RFSS 2 · Site 33 (hex 21) · NAC 340 · about 12 mi away
Control 772.93125, 774.83125
Voice 769.90625, 771.10625, 771.40625
Findlay · Ohio MARCS-IP: Multi-Agency Radio Communications
RFSS 2 · Site 31 (hex 1F) · NAC 34E · about 20 mi away
Control 773.53125, 774.28125
Voice 771.33125, 772.20625, 772.45625, 773.03125, 851.675, 852.1625, 853.05, 853.6875, 853.95
What do these numbers mean?
Control channel
The frequency your scanner listens to first. It tells the scanner where each voice call is happening, so program it before anything else.
Voice
The other frequencies the site uses for calls. A trunking scanner follows them automatically once it has the control channel.
Site
One tower location of the system. Scanners show the number in decimal or hex, so both are listed.
RFSS (Radio Frequency Sub-System)
A group of sites run by the same controller. Large Project 25 systems can have several.
NAC (Network Access Code)
A hex code the site transmits. Your scanner can use it to ignore other systems on the same frequency.
Talkgroup
A virtual channel on a trunked system, such as one agency’s dispatch. Programming uses the decimal or hex number, depending on your scanner.